Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes
|
Buy Now
Birch (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R462
Discovery Miles 4 620
You Save: R101
(18%)
|
|
Birch (Hardcover)
Series: Botanical
(sign in to rate)
List price R563
Loot Price R462
Discovery Miles 4 620
You Save R101 (18%)
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
Elegant and beautiful, rich in history and supremely useful,
birches have played an extraordinary yet largely unrecognized part
in shaping both our natural environment and the material culture
and beliefs of millions of people around the world. For thousands
of years they have given people of the northern forests and beyond
raw materials in the form of leaves, twigs, branches and bark, as
well as wood and sap, not simply to survive but to flourish and
express their identity in practical and spiritual ways. Tough,
waterproof and flexible, birch bark has been used for everything
from basketry and clothing to housing and transport, musical
instruments and medicines, as well as a means to communicate and
record sacred beliefs: some of our most ancient Buddhist texts and
other historic documents are written on birch bark. Birches have
not only shaped regional cultures - creating, for example, the
Native American wigwam and the birch bark canoe - but continue to
supply raw materials of global economic importance today. Birch
explores the multiple uses of these versatile trees as well as the
ancient beliefs and folklore with which they are associated. Richly
illustrated, this book presents a fascinating overview of their
cultural and ecological significance, from botany to literature and
art, as Anna Lewington looks both at the history of birches and
what the future may hold in store for them.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.